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Motilal Nehru
Congress Party President
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Swaroop Rani
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Motilal Nehru was an eminent Indian leader of his
time and served the the President of the Indian National Congress
in 1919.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Congress Party President, Prime-Minister
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Kamala Nehru
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Jawaharlal Nehru served as the first
Prime-Minster of India. His wife Kamala was a freedom fighter. Nehru is
revered as a great statesman and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Nehru'
sister Vijayalakshmi Pandit also was an active member of Congress.
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India Gandhi
Congress Party President, Prime Minister
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Indira Gandhi (not related to Mahatma Gandhi) ruled India for fifteen
years during 1966-77 and 1980-84, when she was assassinated by
bodyguards. She portrayed herself as the benefactor of the poor, and
ruled with a dictatorial hand.
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Rajiv Gandhi
Congress Party President, Prime Minister
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Sanjay Gandhi
Member of Parliment
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Indira's heir apparent Sanjay Gandhi abused this
position and power and was responsible for much of excesses during the
Emergency in '76-77. After Sanjay was killed in a plane accident, Rajiv
was inducted into politics. Rajiv was made Prime-Minister after
the assassination of India, and subsequently won a sympathy vote
in a landslide. Rajiv was killed during an election campaign by a Tamil
suicide bomber.
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Rahul, Rajiv's son has been elected to the Indian parliament, along with
Rajiv's wife Sonia (2004)
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Rahul Gandhi
Member of Parliment
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